Sec. 2. State nursing workforce centers
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Title VII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 292 et seq. ) is amended— by redesignating part G ( 42 U.S.C. 295j et seq. ) as part H; and by inserting after part F the following new part: The Secretary shall carry out a 3-year pilot program to establish new or enhance existing State-based nursing workforce centers, evaluate the impact of State-based nursing workforce centers on outcomes, and assess the feasibility of nursing workforce public-private partnerships. The Secretary shall begin implementation of such pilot program not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022 .
The Secretary shall award not fewer than 6 grants under the pilot program under subsection (a). The term of a grant awarded under the pilot program under subsection
(a)shall be 3 years. As a condition on receipt of a grant under the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the applicant to agree, with respect to costs to be incurred by the applicant in carrying out the activities funded through the grant, to make available non-Federal contributions (in cash or in kind) toward such costs in an amount that is equal to not less than $1 for each $4 of Federal funds provided through the grant. Such contributions may be made directly or through donations from public or private entities. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall be— a State agency; a State board of nursing; an organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Act of 1986; a community-based organization; a school of nursing (as defined in section 801); or a school or program determined by the Secretary to be an eligible entity for purposes of this section. In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that such grants are equitably distributed among— the geographical regions of the United States; and States with an existing nursing workforce center and States without any such existing center. In selecting the eligible entity to be awarded a grant under this section for a nursing workforce center in a particular State, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that— propose to provide statewide services; have expertise in the State’s nursing workforce issues; have a history of convening entities to address nursing workforce issues; and have partnerships with entities that traditionally educate and employ the State’s nurses. A nursing workforce center supported under this section may use funds provided under this section for the following statewide activities: Conducting comprehensive analysis of and research on— existing State nursing workforce data and gaps in such data; 2- and 4-year nursing education programs, including with respect to— faculty capacity and pay; enrollment, retention, and graduation; services for nursing students and the outcomes of such services; facility needs; and clinical placement capacity; State-specific scholarships, grants, and financial aid; and factors contributing to retention and recruitment challenges and to nurses leaving the workplace or profession. Conducting strategic nursing workforce planning with employers across all work settings and nursing education. Conducting focused research on trends in nursing shortages, including the fiscal and clinical outcomes of contract nursing. Establishing and implementing programs to— support and retain faculty to increase enrollment in schools of nursing; recruit and retain nurses in all settings where nurses practice; support leadership development; prepare the nursing workforce to address social determinants of health and health inequities; prepare nurses for public health crisis and pandemic response; assist individuals in obtaining education and training required to enter the nursing profession, and advance within such profession, such as by providing career counseling and mentoring; and diversify the nursing workforce. Not later than one year after the date on which the first grant is awarded under the pilot program under subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the grants awarded under such pilot program during the year covered by the report. Each such report shall include— a description of initiatives to study the unique characteristics of State nursing workforces, and efforts to increase the number of new nurses, recruit nurses to the nursing profession, and retain nurses in the workplace; impact data on nurses served by nursing workforce centers, including demographic information of the individuals served, the number of such individuals, and the types of services provided; the effectiveness of establishing formal public-private relationships at understanding the national nursing workforce through improved data collection and standardization; data on continuous evaluation and quality improvement, and other relevant data as determined by the Secretary; and the Secretary’s recommendations and best practices for— reducing shortages among different nursing specialties; reducing shortages in rural and underserved areas; improving geographical distribution of the nursing workforce; and reducing shortages among different types of nursing employers. To carry out this section, out of funds appropriated to the general departmental management account of the Office of the Secretary, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025. .
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